Refrigerating tank



May 19, 1925, 1,538,130

F. MEYER REFRIGERATING TANK Filed oct. 19, 1922 2 sheets-shez 1 l-LgJL- May 19, 1925. 1,538,130

' F. MEYER REFRIGERATING TANK Filed 0G?,- 19, 19.2.2 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 19, M125,

anais@ PATENT OFFICE.

l, FREDERICK MEYER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

niermann-arrivo TANK.

Application filed October 19, 1922. Serial No. 595,667.

To @ZZ 107mm 'it may concern.'

Be vit known that I, FREDERICK MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Refrigerating Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in refrigerating tanks such as are used for transportation of ice cream by wagons or motor trucks'.

Such tanks include anice cream receptacle and an ice chamber surrounding the same and have been found seriously objectionable because of the great liability of the ice cream receptacles to become leaky and of the difficulty, if not impracticability, of making repairs or replacements.

The principal object of the present invention is to avoid these objections by providing a construction wherein the liability of the ice cream receptacle becoming leaky is greatly reduced, that is to say wherein the ice cream receptacle has a much longer etticient life, and wherein the ice cream receptacle mayl be readily removed fromand replaced in the ice chamber for the purpose of repair or renewal.

Further objects are toinaintain a lower temperature in theV ice creamreceptacle, to

provide for substantially greater refriger--V ating area without increasing the size of'the tank or of the ice cream receptacle, and to obtain regular and certain drainage of the brine.

`With the above objects in view the invention consists generally in novel features of structure'and combination which will be pointed out in detail as the description proceeds. 4

A refrigcrating tank in which the features of the invention are iucorporated isY illustrated u1 the accompanying tlrauung,y

wherein Figure 1 is tional View. I

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2, of Fig. 1.

Figures 3 and 4C are cross sections on lines 3-3 and 4 4, Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The tank includes an outer casing as 1, an enclosed ice cream receptacle 2. and au a y vertical longitudinal sec- Y are secured to the frame 14. The layer 1G 'is supported on its underside by slats V18 ice chamber 3 intermediate the casing 1 and the receptacle 2.

The casing 1 is provided with. a removable top 4 which forms a cover for the ice chamber 3. The vertical walls of the casing 1 are suitably constructed, according to standard practice, to provide heat insulation and may, as shown, consist of inner and outer wooden shells 5 having a dead air space be tween them which is filled with suitable heat insulating material 101 such as cork. The shells 5 are connected to the framework 6 which may be of any suitable construction and which includes a rectangular frame 7, projecting below the vertical walls and secured between the inner and outer angle bar supports 8, these extending adjacent the four vertical `walls of the casing 1. The

outer f. of the shells 5 is preferably conf structed to vcompensate for expansion and contraction,l for'this purpose being made in sections which are suitably spaced from one another as at 9, these spaces being backed by closure strips 100 of copper or otherwise suitably occluded to the space between the shells.

The ice chamber 3 is provided with a bottom 10 which is constructed to provide for the ifree drainage of the brine and for this purpose is preferably slatted, the brine draining through the spaces 11 between the slats. A. drip'pan 12 is supported below the .botto-m 10 and is provided at one end with an outlet nipple 13 through which the brine escapes. The pan 12 rests upon a supportfing frame 14 carried by the inner beams 8 and may be secured by a frame 15 connected by bolt `and nut fastenings to the outer beams 8, the bars of the frame 15 bearing against the vertical walls or flanges of the pan 12. A layer of heat insulating material 16, such as cork, is Aarranged below and agaiustthe' pan 12. being held in place by a retainingsheet 17, preferably of felt paper or Yrooting material, the edges of which resting at their ends on the horizontal. flanges of the inner beams 8, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4.

The bottom 10 rests upon the frame 15 as a support and is utilized for the support of the ice cream receptacle 2. Said receptacle consists of four vertical walls, preferlthe bottom 10.

lower' edges, thereby providing flanges which rest upon the bars of the frame 2O and are secured thereto, as by screws 22.

The ice cream receptacle is'eompleted by a floor plate 23 which. rests upony the frame 20 and is secured by'screws 2a, these being preferably utilized to secureisaid frameto A layer ofrhea-t' insulating material 25,*'such cork, is arranged below and'against the plate 23 and preferably confined by a retaining sheet 26, preferably of felt paper4 'or roofing material, which rests upon'the' bottom `10, occluding the spaces 11 in said bottom to the space in which 'the material 25 is arranged. The cover 19 ispreferably formed with a l`depending flange 191 which entends adjacent each edge and which servesto zcenter zsaid coverupon the vertical walls 2. Said'cover is also 4preferably provided with an upwardly directed fiangeV 27 which extends adjacenteaeh edge'and' which may consist of a rectangular frame suitably* secured to said depending causes saidcover to serveas a pan for the "f retention'of a -certain amount of brine,

thereby tomaintain a lower temperature in the ice cream receptacle than can be secured in the yconstructions heretofore known. The vertical walls of' tlief'rece'ptacle`2'are preferably reinforced ator near the top Eof said receptacle by`diagonal*bracesl 28.

rl`he easing 1 isv formedin` its rear wall with a door-opening 30 vwhichis normally closedby a` hinged door '31 of usual construction andl by vwhich access is had. to the receptacle 2 for the purpose of removing the ice cream' 'containers 32 :indicated `by broken lines. The receptacle 2 is formed with an opening 33 which alines withiithe vopening 30 and is provided with an extension '34 lwhich frames the openings 'andBO and yprovides a'passageway through which the-containers "32'may bel removed. rlhe extension `-3-1 includes two side bars andv an yupp'er ba-r -which are preferably lof channel cross-section with their flanges inwardly directed.

' Said extension is secured, preferably 'by rivets, to the rear wall of thefreceptacle2, and'is preferably removably secured tos the casing 1 as byfboltfandlfnut'ifastenings 35 which are externally and' internally accessible. The 'frame provided by theextension 34is completed by a sill member 36 which rests upon the bottom 10. The side bars of the eXtenlsionBt are provided attheir lower 4tern'peraturt-i in said receptacle.

ange 191. The flangef27 ends with inturned flanges 37 to which the member 36 is secured, as by screws 38. A wear plate.v 39 preferably `overlies v-the member 3S and is secured by the screws 22 to the adjacent angle iron 21.

The advantages of the tank may be briefly summarized as follows: rlhe floor 10 insures' perfect automa-tic drainage from the ice chamber 3 and thereby prevents any acculiiulationr of brine in the ice chamber, and resultant injury to the ice cream receptacle 2. rl`he pan provided by the cover 19 collects a certain amount-:of brine above the ice cream receptacle which is of uniforn'i depth. and'etlleetiveun maintaining' a lower Since the vertical walls ofthe ice Ycream receptacle are all spaced from the casing 1 said receptacle has greater' refrigerating area than in the constructions heretofore employed wherelone of the verticalwalls of the'iee cream receptacle is directly attached to a wall ofthe casing. TheeXtension-Bt insures a perfect water tight connection adj acent the dooropening and permits lusing an ice 'chamber ofgreater capacity #and in which the freezingmixture iseonfmed in relation to each wall of lthe'icev cream 'receptaele. The ice cream lreceptacle fmay be readily removed for the'purpose'of repair or replacement, all fastenings thereof being easily' accessible andits removalor replacement inno way aifecting'or impairing|` the rest of the structure of the'tanlr. Thev removal of the ice cream receptaclemay be 'effected simply by disconnecting the-fastenings'22and and lifting tlie'ice cream receptacle 'from the ice chamber.

In order to produce a water tight or leal;

proof joint rbetween the frame extension 34 in, an ice 4chamber being for-med Lby the walls of said casing and receptacle, said ice chamber having a perforate bottom which provides supportfor said receptacle, a supporting element secured' to said casing, a drip pan arranged below said bottom, fand av frame secured to said supportinglelement and serving for the attachment of saidl drip pan and the support of said bottom.

2. A refrigerating tank comprising a casg, an icecream receptacle enclosed therein, an ice chamber being formed by the walls of said casing and receptacle,`said ice chamberV having a perforate bottom which provides support for said receptacle, the latter being removably secured to said bottom, a -floor for said receptacle also secured to said bottoni, said floor being spaced from Said bottom, and insulating material in the space between said floor and said bottom.

3. A relrigerating tank comprising an enclosing casing having a side wall, a cover engaging said side wall, an angle iron arranged at the lower edge of said side wall and. provided with an inwardly turned lower flange, a slotted bottom surrounded by said angle iron, a wood frame arranged above said slotted bottom, a tight bottom arranged above said frame, an angle iron frame having an upper horizontal flange engaging with the top of' said wood frame and a lower vertical flange engaging the outer side of said wood frame, an uprightreeeptacie wall secured at its lower edge to the outer side of said vertical flange, and a cover engaging said receptacle wall.

l-. A refrigerating tank comprising an enclosing casing having a side wall, a cover engaging said side wall, an angle iron arranged at the lower edge of said side Wall and provided with an inwardly turned lower flange, a slotted bottom surrounded by said angle iron, a wood trame arranged above said slotted bottom, a tight bottom arranged above said frame, an angle iron frame having an upper horizontal flange engaging with the top of Said wood frame and a lower vertical flange engaging the outer side of said wood frame, an upright receptacle wall secured at its lower edge to the outer side ot' said vertical flange, and a cover engag ing said receptacle wall and havingv a horizontal plate body; a depending marginal flange surrounding the wall of said receptacle, and an upstanding flange arranged on the marfrinal part of said plate body.

5. A refrigerating tank comprising an enclosing easing having a side wall,.a cover engaging said side wall, an angle iron arranged at the lower edge of' said side wall and provided with an inwardly turned lower flange, a slotted bottom surrounded by said angle iron, a wood frame arranged above said slotted bottom, a-tight bottom arranged above said frame, an angle iron trame having an upper horizontal flange engaging with the top of said wood iframe and a lower vertical flange engaging the outer side of said wood frame, an upright receptacle wall secured at its lower edge to the outer side of said vertical liange, a heat insulating filling arranged below said tight bottom, a felt paper lining arrangedbetween said insulating filling and said slotted bottom, and a colver engaging said receptacle wall.

6. A refrigerating tank comprising an enclosingI casing having a side wall, a cover engaging .said side wall, an angle iron arranged at the lower edge lof said-side wall and provided with an inwardly turned lower flange, a Slotted bottom surrounded by said angle iron, a wood frame arranged above said slotted bottom, a tight bottom arranged above said frame, a receptacle arranged above the slottedbottom, a pan arranged below the slotted bottom and provided with an upstanding marginal flange which engages with the inner side of said angle iron, and a wood support engaging with the inner side of the flange on said pan.

7. A refrigerating tank comprising an enclosing casing having a side wall, a cover engaging said side wall, an angle iron arranged at the lower edge of said side wall and prowided with an inwardly turned lower flange, a slotted bottom'surrounded by said angle iron, a wood frame arranged above said slotted bottom, a tight bottom arranged above said frame, a receptacle arranged above the slotted bottom, a pan arranged below the slotted bottom and provided with an upstanding marginal flange which engages with the inner side of said angle iron, a wood support engaging with the inner side of the flange on said pan, a wood frame ar ranged below said pan and resting against said angle iron frame, an insulating filling arranged below said pan, a felt paper lining arranged below said insulating filling, and slats engaging the underside of said lining and mounted at their ends on said angle iron frame.

`FREDERICK MEYER.

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